Christoph Gallio

• DIGIPACK EDITION

I've been listening to Christoph Gallio and the various incarnations of DAY & TAXI for over three decades – almost since its inception. On this album, however, the Swiss saxophonist makes a debut with a different trio, featuring British improvisers Dominic Lash and Mark Sanders.

The result is pungent, powerful music on the cusp of free jazz and free improv – a dichotomy that helps define Gallio's work, though he also composes. Listening to this wonderful album invites re-consideration of the rhythmic complexities and subtleties of free jazz, which may now be in a "common practice" era after nearly sixty years of development. - Andy Hamilton

PERSONNEL:

• Christoph Gallio - (alto, soprano & c-melody saxophone)
• Dominic Lash - (double bass)
• Mark Sanders - (drums & percussion)

Recorded live December 18, 2022 at Cafe Oto in London

TRACKS:

• 01 Wildlife
• part 1 ....... 10:57
• part 2 ....... 11:03
• part 3 ....... 15:10
• 02 Homelife
• part 1 ....... 11:26
• part 2 ....... 10:49